Highlights

Great British Energy this week announced that Wylfa on Anglesey has been selected as the site for the UK’s first Small Modular Reactor.

Councillor Bentley told the full council on Thursday that SMR’s take up 18 times less space than solar panels.

Veolia proposes the development of four affordable self-build bungalows which would ‘benefit both the company and the local community’.

The site is recorded as a former open cast coal and clay site which was given permission to be used as a tip for waste materials in 1979.

Traffic plan submitted with proposal for children’s home in ‘congested’ part of Telford.

The single-family home at The Nettlefolds, in Hadley, would provide a “nurturing environment” for children aged eight to 17 with emotional and behavioural difficulties and social, emotional, and mental health needs.

A property owner wants to turn a two-storey residential property in suburban Telford into a House in Multiple Occupation (HM0) for six people.

Planners at Telford & Wrekin Council have been told that owner and developer of the house in Churncote, Stirchley, has permitted development rights to make the change.

Pedestrian knocked over in Shifnal last night.

The new building in Duke/Crown Street is scheduled to be completed by Autumn 2026 and is part of the wider redevelopment of Wellington which is expected to create up to 10 new jobs, 13 new residential homes and 2 new commercial/retail units.

Councillors found one thing they can agree on when debating the latest dramatic increase in adult social care costs at Telford & Wrekin Council – the need for government action to sort out the issue.

A meeting this week heard how there has been a “significant increase in the number of new people who need long-term residential care” in the just the last three months.

A report delivered to the Police and Crime Panel said that PCC John Campion “has expressed frustration” over the lack of progress over delivering the scheme on the 26.7 mile route of the A41 between the M54 at Tong and the Prees roundabout near Whitchurch.

It comes after a report jointly commissioned by Telford & Wrekin Council and Shropshire Council concluded that an an average speed camera scheme for the road is not recommended.

An upcoming event in Wellington will give local people the chance to explore brand-new retirement living apartments and bungalows soon to open at the former New College site on King Street.

Housing Plus Group is inviting anyone interested in affordable rental homes to drop in on Thursday 13 November, between 10am and 3pm, at The Wrekin Housing Group Wellington Hub, Tan Bank, TF1 1HE.

A West Midlands businessman who says the opportunity to retrain as an HGV driver has transformed his life has received a national award.

It helped 55-year-old Mark to gain the qualifications he needed to become an HGV driver, bringing him the sort of job satisfaction and financial security he had not enjoyed for several years.

A popular Telford car park’s automatic number plate cameras and warning signs have been in position for six years without planning permission, it has emerged.

Solicitor Nick Freeman, dubbed “Mr Loophole” for his successes at challenging prosecutions did not mean it is necessarily good news for drivers who want to challenge their parking charges.

A leading councillor is vowing to “fight tooth and nail” as a developer lodges plans for 166 homes to the south of Newport.

The 8.5 hectare site south of The Dale/The Crescent in Church Aston, is one of the development sites identified in the Telford & Wrekin Council local plan which is currently in its review stage.

Emergency crews were called to a head-on collision on the A442 at the Brockton Roundabout in Telford on Tuesday afternoon.

The fund has been split between six of the 33 applications for grants. Brightstar Boxing Academy, based in Shifnal, has been awarded the largest grant of just under £10,000 for its training academy. It plans to train at least 50 grassroots sports coaches to improve the quality and inclusivity of youth programmes across Telford and Wrekin. 

The emergency services were alerted at 3:03pm on Sunday, November 2, after a call reporting a road traffic collision with people trapped

A six-vehicle crash on the M54 this morning saw fire crews from Albrighton called to the motorway as drivers were held up.

A by-elections Super Thursday is in the offing in Telford as 14 candidates representing six parties battle for just three seats.

The by-elections in St George’s, Wellington and Oakengates will be held on Thursday, November 20, with Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats fielding candidates in all three seats.

Cuts and ‘efficiencies’ of more than £4million will be needed at Telford & Wrekin Council over the next five months if it is to stay within budget, a report reveals.

Officials at the Labour controlled council have forecast a massive further increase in care costs for elderly people which they say has been identified in the last three months.

Former Telford MP Lucy Allan has denied recent speculation that she has joined the Reform UK party, confirming to Telford Live that she is currently enjoying a break from the political sphere.

A 70-bed care home can be added to a big new development in Newport as long as 20 conditions are met, planners have decided.

Space has been found for the specialist dementia care units at a site that is already being developed for a retirement village on land off Palisade Close

Telford & Wrekin Council is prioritising support for vulnerable people, particularly the elderly, as it grapples with a significant challenge to its budget due to soaring adult social care costs.

The Council’s Cabinet will next week review a financial monitoring report that outlines in-year pressures, the largest of which is in adult social care. This service, which was allocated £77 million at the start of the financial year, is now forecast to require an additional £14 million by the end of March 2026.

Three fire appliances were scrambled to The Ley on Tuesday (28 October) after a fire was reported at 6.29pm. Crews from Telford Central and Wellington fire stations attended the scene, where a ‘House Fire Persons Reported’ was initially declared.

Firefighters confirmed that all residents were accounted for shortly after arriving. One male was taken into the care of the West Midlands Ambulance Service.

A comprehensive review of town and parish council arrangements across Telford and Wrekin is nearing its conclusion, with final recommendations due to be considered next week by Telford & Wrekin Council’s cross-party Boundary Review Committee.

Public consultation has been central to the review process.

Plans have been lodged for the next 135 homes to be built as part of a 1,100-dwellings development on the outskirts of Telford.

Planning agent Roebuck Planning, based in Milton Keyes, has told Telford & Wrekin Council that the application makes provision for 24 per cent of the homes to be classified as “affordable”.

​A major stretch of the Holyhead Road in Telford is set to close for six days as resurfacing work is carried out, affecting traffic and several key bus services.

​The road near Snedshill will be completely shut between 8am on Monday, 27 October, and Saturday, 1 November.

Voters across Telford will have a wider choice in the upcoming parish and town council by-elections after the Liberal Democrats confirmed they are contesting all three seats. This move follows a number of recent elections where the party has had no representation, sparking local debate about limited voter options.

Firefighters successfully rescued an 11-year-old dog that had become stuck in a culvert near the Youth Hostel on High Street, Coalport.

Half a dozen cars were written off or damaged as a Vauxhall veers off Bridgnorth Road at Tweedale into Court Autos.

Shifnal Town Council has launched the tender process to find a contractor to design and build a major new play area at Wheatfield Drive.

The total budget for all three sites is expected to be between £320,000 and £370,000, depending on final designs.

All funding has been sourced from the Community Infrastructure Levy, collected from new housing developments in the town.

The former “Blue School” in Ironbridge, named after its distinctive blue bricks, is to be sold at auction next month with an enticing guide price of £100,000.

The old Church of England School in St Luke’s Road, which was built in the late 1850s and closed in 1969, will be going under the hammer at estate agents and auctioneers Halls’ Collective Property and Land Auction in Shrewsbury on November 28.

Developers of a high profile housing site have been told that they should not use holly bushes around a children’s play area because of the festive plant’s thorns.

Planning officials at Shropshire Council have spiked some of the proposed details behind the redevelopment of part of the Ironbridge Power Station site, including for a play area.